Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,415, Nathan Fiske, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass
Fiske, Nathan
NUMBER _____
S. 30.415
CONTENTS

10.933.
Massachusetts
Nathan Fiske
Middlesex the State of Mass who was a Pirate in the company commanded by Captain Hunt of the Regt commanded by Col Brooks in the Mass for 9 (nines) 12 Days
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Enscribed on the Roll of Mass the rate of 31 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of May 1833, and sent to Fiske Cambridge Mass
arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $62.66 Pension allowance ending 4 Sept " 15.66 $78.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J H McBlain Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 2. Page 24.

95-98
Nathan Fiske
March 9th 1833
$31.33
Nathan Fiske Jr Fort Cambridge Mass
Person. Date. Amount. Dollars. Cents. Remarks.
mentioned.
X CERTIFY that the foregoing statement and the several items with the evidence in the case above
for the year 1833
Exemplified Copy

BRIEF in the case of Nathan Fiske  County of Middlesex in the State of Massachusetts (Act 7th June, 1839.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? In open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 72  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Enlisted In 1777 1 st Nov 5 private Gen. Col Brooks } Capt Hunt }   again, Aug. 1780 3 " " Capt Andrews } Col Howe }   summer of 1778 1 22 or 24 " " Col McIntosh Capt Boner  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? "was in a battle under Gen Sullivan"  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Tuiston Mass  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Living witnesses & traditionary evidence  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Witnesses certificates are improperly attached 
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Ingraham 20 th february 1883
Examining Clerk.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex ss.
On this twenty first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open Court, before the Honourable Judge of the Court of Probate, in and for the County of Middlesex aforesaid, now sitting, Nathan Fiske a resident of Newton in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy two years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, A. D. 1832:
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated: He enlisted the first of
November 1777 into a Company of Militia commanded by Col. Hunt in a Regiment commanded by Col. Ebenezer Brooks & marched to Cambridge & was stationed there & continued in the service for the term of four months; he guarded Burgoyne's troops; & was stationed on the river of the Muddy River of the Hon. Fremont Dana.
He also enlisted in the month of August 1780 into a company of Militia commanded by Col. Abraham Andrews in a Regiment commanded Col. Gyprian Stone, & went to Rhode Island & served under this enlistment for the term of three months; he went onto the Island & helped erect forts & was on guard.
He also enlisted in the summer of 1778 into a company of Militia commanded by Col. Brown, Col. White's Regiment, for the term of six weeks; continued in the service during said term of six weeks & ten or twelve days more; went to Rhode Island, was in a battle under General Sullivan.

He was born in Weston in the County of Middlesex Sept. 7. 1760; - supposes the record of his birth to be on the town, but has no copy of it. - He lived in Weston upward when he enlisted & has lived there ever since the Revolutionary War; - He enlisted as a volunteer. - At Cambridge Col. Ebenezer Brooks had the command; - at Rhode Island Genl. Sullivan commanded for some weeks time, and the other time Col. Hovey commanded the Regiment. He never received any discharge, & never received any compensation. He is known to the Hon. Aspinwall Ward of Boston, Revd. Joseph Field Jr. of Weston & to Eliza Hovey Esq. & Abraham Hovey Postmaster, both of Weston
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any state,
Nathan Tufts
We, Joseph Field Jr. a clergyman, residing in the town of Weston and Abraham Hovey residing in said Weston hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Nathan Tufts who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; - that we believe him to be seventy two years of age: that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Joseph Field Jr.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Abraham Hovey
J.P.P. Fay
J.P.P. Fay
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above-named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certify, that it appears to them that Joseph Field Jr. who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in Weston and that Abraham Hovey who has also signed the same, is a resident in said Weston and is a credible person; and that their statement is entitled to credit.
J.P.P. Fay
J.P.P. Fay
I Leah Fisher Register of the Court of Probate in and for the County of Middlesex, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Nathan Tufts for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office on the day and year first aforesaid.
Leah Fisher

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Nathan Fiske a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. 8,30415
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Nov. 1-1777 5 mos Pvt Hunt Ebenezer Brooks Mass   Sum. 1778 11 wks. 5 das. Brown McIntosh   Aug 1780 3 mos Abraham Andrews Cyprian Howe (Q.M.)  
Battles engaged in, Battle of Rhode Island Residence of soldier at enlistment, Horton, Middlesex Co., Mass Date of application for pension, Aug. 21-1832, his d. was ab. Residence at date of application, Horton, Middlesex Co., Mass. Age at date of application, Born Sept. 7-1760 in Horton, Middlesex Co., Mass. Remarks: _____  There is no date as to family-
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

30415 Rev INVALID.
2 June 14. Hish to Lewis L. Whitney man
File No. 30415
Nathan Fiske
Rev Rev Wao
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 188
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Amos Baker of Hinsdale in the County of Waddsworth, aged seventy five, do testify & say that I have known Nathan Dike of Weston in said County since the year 1776: - He was in the service in the Revolutionary War: - he was at Cambridge, & served for the term of five months in the same company with myself, commencing on the first of December 1777 & ending the first of April 1778: - in a company of Militia commanded by Col. Flint & Regiment under the command of Col. Ebenezer Brooks. - And further I say not.
Amos Baker
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Waddsworth ss. August 21. 1832 Personally appeared the above named Amos Baker, who is well known to me to be a man of veracity & entitled to credit & made oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed was true.
Before me Isaac Fisher Justice of the Peace & Magistrate of Probate

I Nathan Warren of Weston in the county of Middlesex aged seventy two, do testify & say that I have known Nathan Friske of the same Weston ever since the year 1776. I am well knowing to his having served in the Revolutionary War as a soldier the following terms, to wit, he served for the term of five months at Cambridge in a company of Militia commanded by Col t Hunt. In a Regiment under the command of Col t Ebenezer Brooks, commencing the first of November 1777. & ending the first of April 1778. — I was a soldier in the same company & in the same mess the whole of said time: —
He also served for the term of three three months in Rhode Island in the year 1780. I enlisted at the same time with him in the same com- pany which was commanded by Col t Abn d Andrews in a Regiment commanded by Col t Cyprian Hovey. We enlisted in Weston in the month of August — & served three months: I was with him the whole of that time in the same company & in the same mess.
I also know that the said Nathan Friske was in the service in the year 1778 & went to Rhode Island at the time of Sullivan's expedition: I lived in the same town with him & well remembered his enlisting & going off as a soldier to Rhode Island at the time aforesaid. — but do not know how long he served, and further I say not
Nathan Warren
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex ss. August 27 th AD 1832. Personally appeared the above named Nathan Warren who is well known to me & who is a man of good character & entitled to credit, & made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed
Before me Isaac Fiske Jus of the Peace J. Mygale of Prob

I Alpheus Bigelow of Weston in the County of Middlesex aged seventy four, do testify & say that I have known Nathan Huske since time the year 1775 & am knowing to his having served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War; he together with myself enlisted in Weston in the month of July or August 1770 into a company commanded by Col. Brown Col. McIntosh's Regiment - we marched together to Rhode Island; & were in a Battle, in Sullivan's expedition on the Island & were in the service six weeks & a few days; I then said Nathan Huske was with me during the whole of said time in the same company & some mess. Alpheus Bigelow
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex for August 21 st 1872, Personally appeared Alpheus Bigelow who is well known to me to be a man of truth & entitled to credit, & made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed, August 21 st
Before me Isaac Fisher Justice of the Peace & Registrar of Probate

1428 Municipal Building, New York City May 2, 1922.
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
In April 1775 when the Weston Massachusetts Company of Minutemen responded to the Lexington alarm, Jonathan Fiske (or Frisk) was Lieutenant in the company. Later he became Captain and served at Dorchester Heights in February 1776 in the 3 rd Middlesex
83041 v (Regiment. He had a son, Nathan Fiske born at Weston Sept. 7, 1760. He also had a half brother Nathan Fiske born at Weston Sept. 9, 1733.
One Nathan Fiske (or Frisk) of Weston, Massachusetts served in the Revolution for five months at Cambridge and for six months in Rhode Island.
Is there any information available in your office which makes it possible to decide which Nathan Fiske was in the army? That is, was it Captain Jonathan Fiske's half brother born in 1733 or his son born in 1760?
I shall greatly appreciate any information you may be able to give me on this subject.
The younger Nathan Fiske married Mary (or Polly) Stearns in 1787 and died in 1852. His wife was born in 1761 and died in 1834.
Very respectfully
Louis L. Whitney